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Summer is coming to an end, so that means it is time for the rising seniors to get their senior photos taken! Yes, you have to get your yearbook photos taken, but that is not what I am talking about. I’m talking about senior photos that are far more personal and fun! You pick the location, and bring several different outfits, and I’ll take care of the rest. We will have a lot of fun, and we will get a lot of beautiful photos to celebrate this important milestone in your life! I have many already on my calendar for the summer, but I do have some open dates left. If you have not yet gotten on my calendar, let me know so I can take care of that for you. Once school starts, your schedules get much more difficult (and we can only shoot on weekends then!). All of my summer shoots are first thing in the morning, so we are finished before it gets too hot out, so no worries about that. Still have questions, check out my website www.jpsearcyseniors.com, or talk to any of my reps, or reach out to me! I am happy to answer any and all questions you may have.

Now, on to more fun things ~ SNEAK PEEKS!! I had a great time meeting Kayla and her mom senior session. She is so beautiful and we had so much fun! And the wardrobe?! Gorgeous! I think she was trying to set the record for the most outfit changes 😉 The locations she chose were Rollins and Park Ave in Winter Park.

Summer is in full swing, so that means it is time for the rising seniors to get their senior photos taken! Yes, you have to get your yearbook photos taken, but that is not what I am talking about. I’m talking about senior photos that are far more personal and fun! You pick the location, and bring several different outfits, and I’ll take care of the rest. We will have a lot of fun, and we will get a lot of beautiful photos to celebrate this important milestone in your life! I have many already on my calendar for the summer, but I do have some open dates left. If you have not yet gotten on my calendar, let me know so I can take care of that for you. Once school starts, your schedules get much more difficult (and we can only shoot on weekends then!). All of my summer shoots are first thing in the morning, so we are finished before it gets too hot out, so no worries about that. Still have questions, check out my website www.jpsearcyseniors.com, or talk to any of my reps, or reach out to me! I am happy to answer any and all questions you may have.

Now, on to more fun things ~ SNEAK PEEKS!! I had a great time meeting Kaylee and her friend and her mom senior session. She is so beautiful and we had so much fun! Yes it was hot out, but she handled it beautifully and looked flawless! The location she chose was Rollins in Winter Park.

School is out for the summer, so that means it is time for the rising seniors to get their senior photos taken! Yes, you have to get your yearbook photos taken, but that is not what I am talking about. I’m talking about senior photos that are far more personal and fun! You pick the location, and bring several different outfits, and I’ll take care of the rest. We will have a lot of fun, and we will get a lot of beautiful photos to celebrate this important milestone in your life! I have many already on my calendar for the summer, but I do have some open dates left. If you have not yet gotten on my calendar, let me know so I can take care of that for you. Once school starts, your schedules get much more difficult (and we can only shoot on weekends then!). All of my summer shoots are first thing in the morning, so we are finished before it gets too hot out, so no worries about that. Still have questions, check out my website www.jpsearcyseniors.com, or talk to any of my reps, or reach out to me! I am happy to answer any and all questions you may have.

Now, on to more fun things ~ SNEAK PEEKS!! I had a great time meeting Lesly and her for her deluxe (two location) senior session. She is so beautiful and had such cute outfits! The two locations she chose was Park Ave and Rollins in Winter Park.

School is out for the summer, so that means it is time for the rising seniors to get their senior photos taken! Yes, you have to get your yearbook photos taken, but that is not what I am talking about. I’m talking about senior photos that are far more personal and fun! You pick the location, and bring several different outfits, and I’ll take care of the rest. We will have a lot of fun, and we will get a lot of beautiful photos to celebrate this important milestone in your life! I have many already on my calendar for the summer, but I do have some open dates left. If you have not yet gotten on my calendar, let me know so I can take care of that for you. Once school starts, your schedules get much more difficult (and we can only shoot on weekends then!). All of my summer shoots are first thing in the morning, so we are finished before it gets too hot out, so no worries about that. Still have questions, check out my website www.jpsearcyseniors.com, or talk to any of my reps, or reach out to me! I am happy to answer any and all questions you may have.

Now, on to more fun things ~ SNEAK PEEKS!! Roman was not thrilled about having a photo session, but he was a great sport and was doing it for his mom. Now, let me tell you, most guys are not excited about photo shoots. BUT, I do try to make it as painless as possible for the guys and still have lots of great photos that mom will love. And I do think that every senior guy that has had a shoot with me, has told me at the end that it wasn’t nearly as bad as they thought it would be. So that is something!

Let’s kick off your senior year with JPSearcy’s annual 2 day sale! For those who have followed me for a while, you know all about it, and you know it’s coming! But for those who have just found me, let me tell you all about it!

Let’s start by talking about senior photos. You may be thinking, “the seniors are JUST leaving the building, isn’t it a little soon to be booking OUR senior photo session?” The answer is NO! The seniors will be graduating next two weeks, and then guess what? YOU are the seniors! Most seniors get their portraits done during the summer before the senior year starts. This is when you have to go to the contract photographer to get the boring yearbook ones taken (you know the ones ~ they look remarkably like the ones YOUR parents had taken! The fake black drape, the fake tux, you know, the way you would NEVER actually be photographed in real life!). But yes, everyone must go thru that during the summer for the yearbook. What you may NOT know though, is you can stop there right after the yearbook photo. The contract photographers will have an appointment for JUST that – yearbook photos. THEN, you come to me and get the photographs that will show the real you! Your personality, your style, who YOU are. I don’t line you up and shoot you like you are a number. I take time making sure your experience is not only fun and personal, but resulting in gorgeous images that you will WANT to hang on your walls and give to family. My shoots are done on location, where ever YOU want them to be. It could be some place garden-like or some place more urban or some place more in the middle of the two. That is completely up to you! (If you don’t know an exact location, just tell me the “look” you are going for, and I am happy to offer up some suggestions!). These are YOUR senior photos, and I want the entire experience to be one that you enjoy and remember for years to come!

And because I have been doing this a while, I can tell you some of the hesitations you may have: “It’s too early! I don’t feel like a senior yet!” Yes it is early, but not too early! Like discussed earlier, you have to get the yearbook ones done during the summer, so why not get your fun ones done then too? Also, once school starts, your schedules get crazy busy and it gets pretty difficult to schedule in some time for a session. “It’s too hot!” Yep, it IS too hot. But know what? We live in Florida, and it is always hot! Seriously though, all of my summer shoots are held first thing in the morning. Yes it means you have to wake up early one day during summer, BUT by shooting early in the morning, you won’t melt, and the temp isn’t at 200 degrees outside yet, AND it won’t be raining that early (rain comes in the afternoon!). After every summer shoot, the senior tells me, “I am so glad that we did this early in the morning!” By the time we are finished, it is starting to heat up. But definitely bearable during the shoot, which is what is important! “I don’t care about saving money (to book during 2 day sale)!” Well, I am willing to bet your parents would love any kind of discount they can get! Haha! Senior year is an expensive one! So, by booking during the 2 day sale, you will save them a little bit of $, AND help spread out some of those senior expenses. Those who say they want to wait until the end of their senior year to get their photos done, usually end up not getting any done because all focus becomes on graduation, and then this just becomes a chore. That is not what photo shoots with me are meant to be! It is meant to be fun, not something you HAVE to get done! Or the parents are just tapped out after prom, announcements, graduation, grad parties, college deposits, etc. Do them a favor and book during the sale to save them a little bit and help spread out the expenses more so they aren’t slammed at the end of the school year!

There is only ONE sale that I run every year. And it is my senior 2 day sale. No, this isn’t like Macy’s where every other weekend is a two day sale ;). Mine is truly only offered once a year! And that time is quickly approaching! During my two day sale, you call me, pick your session type, date, location (if you know it, if not, we can decide that later), and pay the reduced session fee at time of booking. Your session must be scheduled for anytime during the summer, before September 30th. Easy as that! For a detailed listing of the different session types, it can all be found on my website under the pricing section – http://www.jpsearcyseniors.com. Take a look all around the site while you are there, so you can see samples from different locations and the type of work that I do!

Without further rambling, here is the info for the class of 2018 2 day sale! Sale is next weekend, and for upcoming seniors ~ class of 2018 only!

Can you believe it is almost time for the class of 2018?! I have officially started photographing my new reps, and I look forward to sharing lots of photos of my fabulous team with everyone. Next rep up is Chase. I had such a great time meeting and getting to know her better. The two locations she chose were Rollins and Dickson Azalea. If you know Chase, and want to have gorgeous photos like hers, talk to her about it! Talk to her about what shoots with me are like, and how to book your own shoot!

Can you believe it is almost time for the class of 2018?! I have officially started photographing my new reps, and I look forward to sharing lots of photos of my fabulous team with everyone. Next rep up is Taylor. I had such a great time meeting and getting to know her better. The two locations she chose were Downtown Orlando and Kraft Azalea. If you know Taylor, and want to have gorgeous photos like hers, talk to her about it! Talk to her about what shoots with me are like, and how to book your own shoot!

Can you believe it is almost time for the class of 2018?! I have officially started photographing my new reps, and I look forward to sharing lots of photos of my fabulous team with everyone. Next rep up is Raygin. I had such a great time meeting and getting to know her better. The two locations she chose were Park Ave and Rollins. If you know Raygin, and want to have gorgeous photos like hers, talk to her about it! Talk to her about what shoots with me are like, and how to book your own shoot!

It is that time of year again! Time to start working on the graduation announcements. If you had a shoot with me this year, you probably saw the graduation announcements that I offer. I told you that I don’t take orders for them until after January, remember? Well, it’s February! Don’t worry, this design appointment won’t take nearly as long as your first viewing/ordering appointment. You have already seen your photos, you know which are your favs, so this next part is pretty quick and painless. In the past, they have taken about 15 minutes. If you are interested in making an announcement appointment, send me a quick email letting me know when is best for you to come by.

If you have NOT had a shoot with me yet, it isn’t too late! We still have time to have a great session, get beautiful portraits, and get your custom graduation announcements back. All before graduation! While it isn’t too late now, it will be too late soon. So you don’t want to wait too much longer to get on my calendar. This last semester flies by, and towards the end of the semester, you and your family will be busy with graduation plans and parties. Trust me! If you would like to talk to me about a shoot, please email me ~ jpsearcyphotography@gmail.com or call/text me 407-977-6296.

It was a very hard process this year. Selecting new reps is always difficult. On one hand, I am extremely flattered that so many fantastic kids want to rep for me. On the other hand, I hate having to choose! Because the applications I get, I swear, are getting better and better every year. It breaks my heart that I can’t have everyone be a rep. But if everyone were a rep, then who would they refer?! So, from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU for wanting to be a part of my rep team. And I sincerely hope that I do get the opportunity to meet and photograph every single person who reached out to me. We can have a great shoot together (and you don’t have to work for me all year 😉 ).

Now that is out of the way, I have an amazing group of juniors who are going to rep for me next year! I am also excited that I have reps from two new schools this year this year. In addition to Hagerty, Oviedo, Winter Springs, Lake Howell, I now also have a rep from Trinity Prep and a rep from Titusville! Super excited to get into new schools and meet even more great seniors and their families!

Ok, enough reading! I know you are just scrolling to see the photos, so here they are! My class of 2018 JPSearcy Senior Reps!